O365 Discounted Licensing for Global Finance NZ

Executive Summary

About Client

Global Finance offers smart loans and insurance in Auckland since 1999. They offer their expertise to clients who are looking to buy residential or commercial properties and building their portfolio. It is independently judged and recognized as one of New Zealand’s most awarded financial service providers. 

 

https://www.globalfinance.co.nz/

Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Project Background- O365 Discounted Licensing

Peritos is a support partner for Global Finance limited and discussed on the savings plan for O365 discounted licensing pricing. Global Finance team was keen to collaborate with Peritos as their authorized partner. Our quote with an ongoing discount and managing clients license was agreed and thus we worked with the client to help them recommend the right license, esnure they were only paying for what they needed and providing them ongoing Partner % discount.

Scope & Requirement for O365 Discounted Licensing

Below are some of the scope items 

  •  Changing the Microsoft subscription to avail partner discount for licenses 
  • Assist the Best Practices for Microsoft License Management
  • Recommend a saving plan
  • Understand the best O365 discounted licensing needed for the company 
  • Handover and questions

Implementation

Technology and Architecture

Technology 

Microsoft O365 Licenses 

Integrations

  • NA 

Security:

  • Recommended the right License needed based on client’s requirement for standard Security cover.

Backup and Recovery

Microsoft email and OneDrive backup services included as part of the license 

 

 

Scalability

This was not in scope 

Cost Optimization 

Explained to the client how the cost could be saved for monthly and Annual commitment orders 

Code Management, Deployment

Deployment for the new licenses was done via Peritos as the license provider and all licenses can be seen in the Admin Center for O365 

Go Live

After confirmation from the client the Licenses is migrated within 2 days and with no downtime

Challenges of O365 Discounted Licensing

  • To get access with the right level of information to be able to see the existing license 
  • To migrate from existing provider to Peritos Solutions as the provider 
  • Cleanup of license and ensure there is no disruption to the business in the process of migration

Project Completion

Duration

Aug 2022 ~ 2 working days 

Deliverables

  • O365 License Management 
  • Mixed License approach Business standard, Business basic and Business Premium
  •  Web and Mobile version of office App
  •  50+  standard licenses  costing 18.9 NZD per month and saved client 94.5$ per month a total of 1134$ a year ongoing each year. 

Support for O365 Discounted Licensing

  • For all Licenses we implement we provide monthly billing with 20 days credit Terms. 
  • We provide Value added services by sending reports to the client on the license usage and last activity date for each user to help them manage their license cost and to get visibility 

Testimonial

Awaited 

Next Phase

We are also  in discussion with other projects for the client for 

1. Microsoft Dynamics Support

2. Infrastructure Support 

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